37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080219406 | Method of Accounting for Tumor Motion in Radiotherapy Treatment - A method and apparatus accounting for tumor motion during radiation therapy is provided. The method allows for radiation therapy treatments based on updated radiation therapy plans. For each fractionate radiation treatment that results in an updated radiation treatment, radiation treatment images are acquired, automatically segmented, and then subject to deformable registration to develop updated contours and an updated radiation therapy plan. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219407 | Particle therapy system - A particle therapy system is disclosed, including a treatment chamber and a rotatable gantry with a radiation treatment unit, capable of emitting particles at a variety of angles. A movably supported floor is provided in the treatment chamber, capable of being rotated about the same axis as the gantry, and an imaging modality is disposed on a surface of the movably supported floor. The movably supported floor supports the weight of the imaging modality and is configured so that the imaging modality may be placed in a parked position when the gantry is being rotated. The imaging modality may be a C-arm X-ray device positionable by a robot. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219408 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE DIRECTING AND ENERGY FILTERING OF X-RAYS FOR NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for lenses based on crystal X-ray diffraction and reflection to be used to direct and energy filter X-ray beams. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219409 | Inspection method for thin film stack - An X-ray reflectivity measuring method is provided to measure and inspect, with higher accuracy, film thickness of a thin film stack as a sample where a thick film is provided on the thin film stack. This X-ray reflectivity measuring method can measure X-ray reflectivity of the thin film stack embedded within a thick film by applying the X-ray focused to ⅓ or less the thickness of a thick film on the thin film stack to an end surface of the thick film, transmitting the X-ray through the thick film, thereafter applying the X-ray to the thin film stack, transmitting again the reflected X-ray to the thick film, and then extracting the reflection X-ray from the end surface in the opposite side of the incident surface and also can inspect film thickness of the thin film stack embedded in the thick film with the Fourier transformation method and the minimum square analysis method with the theoretical curve. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219410 | Phantom and method for quality monitoring of a medical system - A phantom for quality monitoring of a medical system, in particular a medical therapy system, or particle therapy system, is described. The phantom has a fixation device for coupling the phantom to a positioning device. In an aspect, a method for quality monitoring in a medical system, in particular a medical therapy system or particle therapy system is described, in which such a phantom is coupled via a fixation device to a positioning device and, with the aid of the positioning device, is brought to a predefined position. In another aspect, a particle therapy system has a treatment chamber, with a positioning device to which a phantom can be coupled so that the phantom can be brought to a predefined spatial position using the positioning device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219411 | Mounting device for phantom, method for quality monitoring of a particle therapy system, and particle therapy system - A mounting device for phantoms for use in quality monitoring of a radiation therapy system is described. The mounting device is adapted such that a plurality of phantoms can be placed replicably in a defined position on the mounting device. A quality assurance procedure is performed by placing a plurality of phantoms on a mounting device, each phantom at a predefined position; positioning the mounting device in the radiation therapy system, so that one of the phantoms is located in a position intended for performing a quality monitoring procedure; and performing the procedure using one or more of the phantoms. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219412 | Methods and Devices for Quantitative Analysis of X-Ray Images - The present invention relates to network enabled analysis of x-ray images. Also described are devices comprising calibration phantoms; methods of using these devices; methods of formulating databases containing information regarding x-ray images; the databases themselves; and methods of manipulating the information and databases. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOOP GAUGE DETECTION BASED ON PER-PORT CALIBRATION - Systems and methods for performing loop gauge detection are described. One embodiment is a method that comprises receiving a calibrated per-port echo signal of a loop under test, receiving a loop length estimation for the loop under test, and estimating the loop gauge of the loop under test if the loop is not determined to be a long loop based on a predetermined threshold and if no bridge tap is present on the loop. In accordance with such embodiments, estimating the loop gauge of the loop under test is based on at least one of the following echo signal features: energy of the echo signal in a predetermined frequency band, information on an envelope of maxima for the echo signal, information on an envelope of minima for the echo signal, and a span of ripples on the amplitude of the echo signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219414 | Voice Recognition Dialing for Alphabetic Phone Numbers - Systems, methods and media for determining a phone number from a spoken alphabetic phone number are disclosed. Embodiments may include a method for determining a phone number that includes receiving spoken alphanumeric content from a user, the spoken alphanumeric content having one or more alphabetic characters, such as letters, numbers or words. The spoken alphanumeric content may include termination words or separation words in addition to alphabetic characters. The method may also include parsing the received spoken alphanumeric content to determine equivalent numbers for alphabetic characters in the alphanumeric content, such as by parsing spoken received spoken letters, numbers and/or words to determine their equivalent numbers. The method may also include determining the phone number based on the received spoken alphanumeric content and the determined equivalent numbers. Further embodiments may include dialing the determined phone number after determining the phone number. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219415 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VOICE MESSAGE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a voice message in a communication system are provided. Upon receiving a request message for providing a voice message to a calling terminal, a caller information detector determines whether the request message includes language select information indicating a language of a voice message to be provided to the calling terminal, and detects caller information included in the request message when the language select information is not included. A voice message reproducer selects a language of a voice message to be provided to the calling terminal using the detected caller information, and transmits a voice message corresponding to the selected language to the calling terminal. Accordingly, the calling terminal can receive voice messages in a language appropriate for the user. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING FEEDBACK FROM AT LEAST ONE RECIPIENT VIA A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system for obtaining feedback from at least one recipient via a telecommunication network, includes a communication device having a messaging client in bi-directional communication with a messaging serve for receiving one or more events relating to a recipient receiving or responding to a media message sent by a communication device. A Group Management Server stores definitions and properties of registered users and user groups of the system, and a templates server stores message templates for access by communication devices connected thereto. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219417 | Evaluating Performance of a Voice Mail Sub-System in an Inter-Messaging Network - One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network query device that connects to the inter-messaging network and requests a test data file to be retrieved from a particular voice mail network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network. The requests for the test data file are generated according to user command. Accordingly, the performance of a network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network, as represented by the result of the request attempt, is evaluated according to a defined level of performance, such as a preferred time limit. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219418 | Inter-Switch Voicemail Analysis Tool - A method for analyzing ISVM signaling messages that includes copying, to a message file, messages being transmitted through a signaling link, extracting ISVM messages from the message file that meet at least one trouble criterion, storing the extracted messages in an error report file, and generating an error report from the error report file. The error report lists the extracted messages. Examples of the trouble criterion include messages referencing a designated directory number, messages reporting an error, messages having a signaling point code and a destination point code that are equal, query messages having no matching responses, and unit data service messages. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219419 | Method and Device for Forwarding Telephone Data - A device is disclosed in the field of user network access using xDSL processes. ADSL and VDSL processes have long been known. However, the object of the invention is to improve the known devices and processes, in particular the range of the subscriber line, the voltage supply and/or the migration capabilities of switching telephone networks and data transmission networks. This object is achieved by an intermediary unit having the following functionalities: termination of the PoADSL interface, i.e. termination of the ADSL connection (ADSL Interface User Side) at the CO (central office) end, power supply to the intermediary unit ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219420 | Method for Billing for a Data Transmission by Selecting Accounts - At least two billing accounts that can be accessed by a selection message of a communications terminal are used to bill for a data transmission in a telecommunication network. After the data transmission directed to the communications terminal of a communications subscriber or originating from the communications terminal has begun, a selection message of the communications terminal is received by a network element of the telecommunication network. The selection message contains an identifier of the billing account to be used for billing the data transmission. The data transmission is then billed via this billing account. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219421 | System and Method for Transferring Credit Between Subscribers of Differing Telecommunications Carriers - A system for transferring credit between subscribers ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEPENDENTLY AUTHORIZING AUXILIARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Systems and methods which determines the likelihood that a calling (or in some cases the called) user will pay for a particular auxiliary service are described. A system of an embodiment considers the user's credit risk and his/her propensity to pay, when deciding if the user is eligible for a particular auxiliary service. A methodology used for determining propensity to pay for an auxiliary service according to embodiments is independent from a determination of propensity to pay for a basic calling service. Thus, the criteria used, and the weight given to each criteria, for determining eligibility for auxiliary services can be different from the criteria and criteria weight used for basic communication connections. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219423 | System and method for centralized presence management of local and remote users - Systems and methods for centralized presence management of local and remote users are provided. In exemplary embodiments, presence management information for the local and remote users are determined. Permissions established for at least one presence management user are reviewed to determine an amount of access to the presence management information to provide to the presence management user. The presence management information is then provided to the presence management user based on the permissions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219424 | ACCESS CODE ENHANCEMENT FOR CALLER PREVIEW SERVICE - By manipulating parameters of call setup messages, calls made with a caller's access code in a caller preview service may be completed to the called party of voice mail box with caller identification information displayed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219425 | Presence system and method for the telephone status information - A system for presenting telephone state information includes a presence server | 2008-09-11 |
20080219426 | Conference Call Access - A method for facilitating access to a conference call is disclosed. The method can comprise allowing a prospective participant to join the conference call after the prospective participant provides a personal ID rather than a conference ID. The method can comprise using at least one of a prospective participant's personal ID or voice for authentication, accessing the prospective participant's electronic calendar, presenting conference call choices from the prospective participant's electronic calendar to the prospective participant, and adding the prospective participant to a selected conference call. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219427 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, SERVER AND COMMUNICATION METHOD AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A COMMUNICATION SERVICE - An information terminal includes a microprocessor for gathering a plurality of information sets of a user, with the user being a communication partner, and the information set including an identification tag for specifying the communication partner, communication service information corresponding to a specific communication service among a plurality of communication services and contact information of the communication partner, and a storage device for storing the plurality of information sets. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219428 | System and method for voice-activated dialing over implicit and explicit NFA trunks - A system for voice-activated dialing including means for initiating a call through a first connection between a user's phone and a switch at a central office; responsive to the first connection, means for initiating a second connection over the implicit trunk between the switch and a voice over internet protocol gateway, responsive to the second connection, means for initiating a third connection between the voice over internet protocol gateway and a voice-activated dialing platform; responsive to a keyword sent from the user's phone to the voice-activated dialing platform, means for disconnecting the implicit trunk and signaling the switch to connect to the voice-activated dialing platform over the explicit trunk; and responsive to a dialed number sent from the user's phone to the voice-activated dialing platform, means for handing the call off from the internet protocol gateway to the switch at the central office to process through call the implicit trunk. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219429 | IMPLEMENTING A CONTACT CENTER USING OPEN STANDARDS AND NON-PROPRIETARY COMPONENTS - The present invention discloses an open contact center formed from multiple contact center components that conform to open standards and that intercommunicate utilizing open standards. The open contact center can provide automated interactive communications with callers, can provide queue management for callers waiting to communicate with live agents, can provide skills based routing for assigning live agents to callers based upon skills of the live agents and skills needed by the callers, and can provide tooling for provisioning and monitoring the live agents. In one configuration, the contact center components can execute within a middleware solution, such as WEBSPHERE, that has IP Multimedia Subsystem capability. Additionally, the contact center components can be implemented as service oriented architecture (SOA) components that communicate over an enterprise service bus (ESB). | 2008-09-11 |
20080219430 | OUTLET ADD-ON MODULE - A method and an apparatus for upgrading an existing service outlet (e.g. LAN, telephone, power or CATV outlet) in a house by adding functionality thereto. The functionality is added by an add-on module, connected electrically and secured mechanically to the existing outlet. Several attachment devices are exampled, including surface attachment, side clamping, snap locking, strap securing and fastening screws. The add-on module may include a service connector for retaining the basic existing outlet function. The module may be attached in a permanent way or by using a detachable solution. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ECHO CANCELLATION - A telephony system equipped with an echo cancellation module is disclosed. A hybrid interface circuit outputs an outbound signal to a wall jack while receiving an inbound signal from the wall jack. The inbound signal may contain a line echo of the outbound signal caused by the impedance mismatches in the hybrid interface circuit. A line echo canceller containing an adaptive filter is used to cancel the line echo in the inbound signal based on the learned line echo path characteristics captured in the training period. During a brief period after the telephony system is activated, the line echo canceller enters into a calibration mode wherein its adaptive filter is trained to learn the line echo path characteristics. During the calibration mode, the line echo canceller generates a calibration signal as the outbound signal and receives the line echo from the hybrid interface circuit to perform learning of the line echo path characteristics. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219432 | Echo Delay Detector - An echo detector has a correlator for correlating between an incoming signal and an echo signal, the correlator being arranged to operate recursively, the detector being arranged to detect the echo and the length of its delay from peaks in the correlation. Recursive operation means the computational load can drop from being proportional to N*N, to being proportional to | 2008-09-11 |
20080219433 | FULL DUPLEX HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEM - A telephone system comprising an analog telephone and a full-duplex speakerphone adapter is disclosed. The analog telephone comprises an ordinary analog telephone subscriber circuit for transmitting and receiving analog signals and a handset for users. The full-duplex speakerphone adapter is coupled between the analog telephone and a central office, uses a subscriber loop interface circuit through the first telephone line to couple to the ordinary analog telephone subscriber circuit of the analog telephone and uses a telephone hybrid interface circuit through the second telephone line to couple to a wall jack to communicate with the central office. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219434 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION - A voice communication device with an integrated framework structure for echo cancellation and noise reduction is disclosed. A microphone receives a local input signal while a speaker is outputting a local output signal. The local input signal and output signal are all decomposed into a plurality of subband signals by filter banks for conducting individual processing of echo cancellation and noise reduction per subband. The subband echo canceller is followed by a DFT unit to split the cancellation result into a plurality of narrow frequency bins whereby the noise reduction is performed. The noise reduction results are recombined by an IDFT unit for residual echo removal in a subband non-linear processor. The final output is obtained from a synthesis filter bank that synthesizes the subband signals after echo cancellation and noise reduction into a full-band signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219435 | Information transmitting apparatus, information transmitting method, and computer product - An information transmitting apparatus encrypts and transmits transmit data that includes contents for which transmission instruction has been received, an authentication code, and padding. The information transmitting apparatus includes a padding calculating unit that calculates a size of the padding based on an encrypting algorithm, a size of the authentication code and a size of the contents; a transmit-data size calculating unit that calculates a size of the transmit data from the size of the padding, the size of the authentication code, and the size of the contents; a generating unit that generates, using the size of the transmit data, a header that indicates a type of the transmit data and the size of the transmit data; an encrypting unit that encrypts the transmit data; and a transmitting unit that transmits the header and the encrypted transmit data. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ENGINE - A method receives a set of data. Further, the method receives a traffic key. In addition, the method determines a traffic protection group for the set of data. The method also encrypts the set of data according to the traffic key to generate an encrypted set of data. Finally, the method provides the encrypted set of data through a network to a device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219437 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication in a Manner that Counters Power Analysis Attacks - When multiplicative splitting is used to hide a scalar in an Elliptic Curve scalar Multiplication ECSM operation, the associated modular division operation employs the known Almost Montgomery Inversion algorithm. By including dummy operations in some of the branches of the main iteration loop of the Almost Montgomery Inversion algorithm, all branches of the algorithm may be viewed, from the perspective of a Power Analysis-based attack, as equivalent and, accordingly, devoid of information useful in determining the value of the scalar, which may be a cryptographic private key. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219438 | Method and Apparatus for Generating a Public Key in a Manner That Counters Power Analysis Attacks - A public key for an Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem is generated in a manner that acts as a countermeasure to power analysis attacks. In particular, a known scalar multiplication method is enhanced by, in one aspect, performing a right shift on the private key. The fixed-sequence window method includes creation and handling of a translated private key. Conveniently, as a result of the right shift, the handling of the translated private key is made easier and more efficient. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219439 | Image processing apparatus, encryption communications device, encryption communications system, and computer readable medium - An image processing apparatus includes: a first value generation unit that generates a first value changing in time sequence; a second value generation unit that generates a second value changing in time sequence identical with the time sequence of the first value; a synchronization unit that synchronizes the first and the second value generation unit; a value output unit that causes the first and second value generation unit to simultaneously output the first and second values; a first key generation unit that generates a first key in accordance with the output first value output; an encryption unit that encrypts information in accordance with the generated first key; a second key generation unit that generates a second key in accordance with the output second value; and a decryption unit that decrypts the information encrypted by the encryption unit, in accordance with the generated second key. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219440 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SOFTWARE INTERLOCKING SECURITY SYSTEM - The present invention provides for a security system for an electronic device that, in one embodiment, includes a processor with a software access key encrypted thereon and a software application with a processor access key encoded therein so that operation of the electronic device and execution of the software application requires both the software access key and the processor access key. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219441 | Arrangement Comprising an Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219442 | Information processing apparatus and method, and a program - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus that processes an encrypted content. The apparatus includes a control section configured to control the following processes, such as a generation process, a moving range determination process, a holding process, a copying process, and an inactivation process. Such processes are to be performed independently in a specified order as a process for achieving moving out of at least a part of the encrypted content from a moving source to a moving destination. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219443 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ITERATIVE CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLOCK - A method and apparatus for an iterative cryptographic block under the control of a CPU and without a fixed number of stages. In one embodiment, a first cryptographic block descrambles received information using an internal key or a preprogrammed key to form a descrambled key or descrambled data. A data feedback path stores the descrambled data as internal data and provides the internal data or the external data as data input to the first cryptographic block. A key feedback path stores the descrambled key as an internal key and provides the internal key or the preprogrammed key to a key input of the first cryptographic block. A second cryptographic block descrambles received content using a final descrambling key. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219444 | Method for the secure loading in a NFC chipset of data allowing access to a service - A method for the secured loading of data into a first secured host processor of an NFC system comprising an NFC interface circuit for sending and receiving data, enabling a service to be accessed, the method comprising: generating a secret data, transmitting the secret data to the first host processor through a secured link, ciphering data to be loaded into the first host processor using a public key of the first host processor, and transmitting the ciphered data to the system for the first host processor which deciphers the data using a private key corresponding to the public key. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219445 | Communications audit support system - A communications audit support system is provided, which makes it possible to audit communications of an arbitrary encrypted communication session at any time. The communications audit support system of the present invention stores key information used for encrypted communication in a key management DB in association with a key ID each time the key information is created, stores IP addresses of a user terminal and a service providing server which perform an encrypted communication session using the key information in a communication state management DB in association with the key ID, and stores an encrypted packet sent in an encrypted communication session in a packet DB in association with IP addresses of a sender and a receiver of the encrypted packet. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219446 | Electronic transmission device, and signal transmission method - An electronic signal transmission apparatus executes an authentication process with a transmitting electronic device over a transmission line and receives an encrypted signal and first and second key information therefrom. The encrypted signal is decrypted based on the first key information, displayed and/or recorded, and re-encrypted using the second key information. The encrypted signal is transmitted to another electronic transmission apparatus if that apparatus does not have a recording capability and determined to be authorized using a second authentication process. The re-encrypted signal is sent to the another electronic transmission apparatus if that device has a recording capability and is authorized. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219447 | Systems and Methods of Secure Coding for Physical Layer Communication Channels - Systems and methods of securely communicating from a sender device to a receiver device on a communication channel are disclosed. One disclosed method is for securely communicating from a sender device to a receiver device on a main channel when an eavesdropper device is listening on an eavesdropper channel. The main channel has an signal-to-noise ratio SNR | 2008-09-11 |
20080219448 | Multiple-layers encryption/decryption and distribution of copyrighted contents - A method and an apparatus for providing multiple-layers of encryption/decryption of contents and the transferring of protected content between devices based on each device's multiple IDs. Furthermore, it related to a two-way secure communication between two or more devices. The encryption/decryption is based on a common content ID that is used for providing multiple layers of encryption that can be used by hardware and software. Each byte of the digital stream is XORed with each byte of the content ID thus providing the encryption strength. The same process is applied to the encrypted content (ciphertext) thus reproducing the plaintext. As well, means for encrypting/decrypting digital content using its plain byte values as part of the content private key's registers. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219449 | Cryptographic key management for stored data - A method is provided for performing application-transparent key management in a storage library associated with an encrypting removable storage device. Encryption and decryption is performed by a key manager and the removable storage device, and is transparent to the application. Data is encrypted using keys that are managed by the storage key manager. An administrative interface allows an administrator to specify and manage encryption keys. A key identifier is associated with each key, and the key identifier is written to the tape along with the encrypted data. When reading encrypted data, the removable storage device reads the key identifier from the tape and requests the corresponding encryption key from the key manager. The removable storage device then provides the decrypted data to the application. The encryption key may be exported from the key manager or library in an encrypted XML format. Encrypted tapes can therefore be decrypted in different libraries by exporting the keys from one library to another. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219450 | Methods And Apparatus For Performing An Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication Operation Using Splitting - For an Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication (ECSM) operation to be performed on a scalar and a base point, a given previous set of parameters that was used to split the scalar for a previous ECSM operation and a selected random integer are used to determine a new set of parameters for splitting the scalar. By basing the new set of parameters on the previous set of parameters, repeated use of the scalar to determine key-splitting parameters is avoided and susceptibility to a Differential Power Analysis Side Channel attack is minimized. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219451 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN MOBILE AND HOST DEVICES - Provided are a method and a system for mutual authentication between mobile and host devices. The mobile device stores a first secret key and is connected to the host device. The method includes generating a second secret key using the first secret key and first data that is received from the host device and is encrypted using a predetermined method. The method further includes transmitting second data that is encrypted using a predetermined method, to the host device to induce generation of a media key; performing an operation on the second secret key and transmitting a generated operation value to the host device; and performing mutual authentication between the mobile device and the host device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219452 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND KEY EXCHANGE METHOD THEREOF - A wireless device ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219453 | MAINTAINING KEYS REMOVED FROM A KEYSTORE IN AN INACTIVE KEY REPOSITORY - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for maintaining keys removed from a keystore in an inactive key repository. A keystore includes active keys, wherein at least one active key in the keystore is associated with at least one storage device and available for encrypting and decrypting data with respect to the associated storage device. A request is received for an operation with respect to a specified active key that causes the specified active key to be removed as an active key from the keystore. The specified active key is indicated as inactive, wherein keys indicated as inactive are not available for use to encrypt and decrypt data. A request is received to restore one of the inactive keys to make available to decrypt and encrypt data for the at least one associated storage device associated with the requested inactive key. The requested inactive key to restore is indicated as active in the keystore, wherein the restored key and any other active key in the keystore associated with the at least one storage device with which the restored key is associated are available to be provided to use to encrypt and decrypt data with respect to the at least one storage device with which they are associated. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219454 | Sound Image Localization Apparatus - It is an object of the present invention to provide a sound image localization apparatus which can provide a sound image localized in a targeted spot with accuracy for each listener, and reduce the amount of data and calculations needed to localize the sound image in the targeted spot with accuracy. The parameter setting unit | 2008-09-11 |
20080219455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING NOISE SIGNAL - Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding an audio signal. Sections which are not used to output noise components near important spectral components and sub-bands which are not used to output noise components, are determined to be encoded or decoded, so that the efficiency of encoding and decoding an audio signal increases, and sound quality can be improved using less bits. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219456 | ACOUSTIC DAMPENING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic management system configured to compensate for acoustical dampening comprising: a microphone configured to detect a first acoustic signal from an acoustic environment; and a logic circuit, where the logic circuit detects an onset of acoustical dampening between the acoustic environment and the microphone, and where the logic circuit generates an acoustic damping compensation filter, where the acoustic damping compensation filter is applied to the first acoustic signal generating a drive signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219457 | Enhancement of Speech Intelligibility in a Mobile Communication Device by Controlling the Operation of a Vibrator of a Vibrator in Dependance of the Background Noise - The invention relates to a mobile communication device comprising:—a loudspeaker ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219458 | Self-Adjusting and Self-Modifying Addressable Speaker - A self-adjusting speaker integrated with an alarm system is provided. The self-adjusting speaker may be used to aurally monitor an area (such as monitoring the ambient noise in the vicinity of the speaker) and adjust the speaker accordingly. The circumstances under which to aurally monitor a premises (such as how to monitor, when to monitor, what type of monitoring, etc.) may be varied. For example, there are several ways how to perform the aural monitoring (such as how to sense the ambient noise), including using a separate microphone or the speaker itself. A self-monitoring speaker integrated with an alarm system is also provided. The self-monitoring speaker may monitor the aural output of the speaker using a microphone or similar type of transducer. The aural output monitored by the microphone may be analyzed, and, based on the analysis, the data and/or operation of the speaker may be modified. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL - The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal. Specifically the present invention provides for a speaker system that is configured to digitally process an audio signal in a manner such that studio-quality sound that can be reproduced. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219460 | Bug detector - This present invention provides a bug detector for detecting a hidden bug, comprising: an acoustic generator, an identification decoder, and a control device. The acoustic generator generates a specific audio signal for the microphone of the bug receiving the specific audio signal and outputting a radio signal through the radio transmitter. The identification decoder receives the radio signal for decoding so as to obtain a decoded audio signal. The control device connects to the acoustic generator and the identification decoder for comparing the specific audio signal with the decoded audio signal so as to determine that the bug is existence or not. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219461 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AUDIBLE TONES IN A MULTIPLE PLANAR CHASSIS - Aspects for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis are described. Included in the aspects is the monitoring of a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones. An operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones is identified based on the state changes. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219462 | Device and method for shaping a digital audio signal | 2008-09-11 |
20080219463 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of an acoustic echo cancellation system is disclosed. The system comprises an echo cancellation unit, a second filter and a subtraction unit. The echo cancellation unit comprises a first attenuator, a first filter and a first subtractor. The first attenuator has a first down-scaling factor for attenuating a first signal. The first filter generates a first echo signal estimate based on the attenuated first signal. The first subtractor generates a third signal by subtracting the first echo signal estimate from a second signal. The second filter generates a second echo signal estimate based on the first signal. The subtraction unit subtracts the second echo signal estimate from the third signal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219464 | Transducer for sensing actual or simulated body sounds - A transducer system is disclosed for detecting actual or simulated body sounds. An audio signal generation and detection system is disclosed for the purposes of simulating the medical examination of a patient or simulating the listening of sounds seeming to emanate from a live or inanimate body. A signal generator sets up a voltage potential at an electrode physically attached to the body, or electrically connected to a body, thereby setting up a voltage potential on a surface area of the body. An electric field potential sensor or a capacitive electrical sensor placed in proximity to the electrode or body surface then detects the voltage potential. The signals produced by the signal generator can represent heart, lung, bowel or other sounds and the electrical sensor can take the physical form of a listening device such as a stethoscope, thereby creating a simulation of listening to body sounds for medical diagnostic purposes. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219465 | NOISE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A noise control device and method effectively reduce noise throughout a broad frequency band. A noise detecting part can detect the noise from a noise source. A stimulus source control signal is output according to a frequency of the noise detected. A stimulus source is provided based on the stimulus source control signal. A sound absorptivity variable member changes sound absorptivity against the noise responsive to the stimulus source. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219466 | Low bit-rate universal audio coder - A biologically-inspired process for universal audio coding based on neural spikes is presented. The process is based on the generation of sparse two-dimensional time-frequency representations of audio signals, called spikegrams. The spikegrams are generated by projecting the audio signal onto a set of over-complete adaptive gamma-chirp kernels. A masking model is applied to the spikegrams to remove inaudible spikes and to increase the coding efficiency. In respect of one aspect of the invention, the masked spikegram is then quantized using a genetic-algorithm-based quantizer (or its simplified linear version). The values are then differentially coded using graph based optimization and entropy coded afterwards. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219467 | Systems, methods and articles that facilitating memorization and/or retention of information - Systems, methods and articles are disclosed for facilitating memorization and/or retention of information. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a learning aid to assist memorizing information. The learning aid may include media containing machine-readable information used to disseminate audio communications to a user regarding a sequence of words to be memorized. The audio communications may include broadcast of the complete sequence of words, broadcast of portions of the sequence of words followed by periods of silence during which the user can repeat the recited portions, and additional audio broadcasts. Among other things, exemplary additional broadcasts can include one or more of sequences that require the user to complete the expression, periods of silence during which the user is encourage to practice reciting the words, and/or broadcast of the complete sequence such that the user may speak the complete sequence in unison with the broadcast. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219468 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SOUND TO A FETUS - An apparatus for delivering sound to a fetus through a pregnant woman's abdomen. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus utilizes limited-volume, modular sound transmitters encased in housings which are affixed on their undersides with a compound that safety adheres each transmitter to any appropriate location on the outer wall of the abdomen. The transmitters and their respective housings are connected to each other electronically at one end by an audio plug, not unlike commercial headphones, where is situated an additional audio jack meant for the purpose of simultaneous listening. An external case holds the housings together when not in use thereby protecting the adhesive compound from the elements. Alternatively, the apparatus may include shells adapted to receive commercially available sound transmitters such as ear buds. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219469 | Full Range Planar Magnetic Microphone And Arrays Thereof - Contemplated planar magnetic microphones have a magnet and diaphragm arrangement such that substantially homogenous vertical and high horizontal magnetic flux density is realized in the inter-magnet space. Most preferably, the diaphragm is disposed in the inter-magnet space and includes a voice coil covering a significant fraction of the active portion of the membrane. In further especially preferred aspects, the membrane is sufficiently strong and tensioned to allow a large elastic excursion in the inter-magnet space. Consequently, contemplated planar magnetic microphones provide exceptionally large dynamic range without compression and/or distortion and can be easily configured to operate in an environment that is subject to moisture, rain, or to even operate in a submerged environment. Moreover, contemplated microphones can be used as speakers at even high SPL without reconfiguration. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219470 | Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and program recording medium - A signal processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive an audio signal, and a noise reducing unit configured to reduce a wind noise component of the audio signal received by the receiving unit by reducing a signal component that has a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency and that is localized in a different manner from a specified manner. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219471 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH A SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED - A signal processing method for converting a signal received via a transmission path or read from a storage medium into a first audible signal, and suppressing a noise other than a desired signal contained in the first audible signal based on predetermined audio quality adjustment information, comprising steps of: in suppressing a noise other than a desired signal contained in the first audible signal to generate an enhanced signal, receiving audio quality adjustment information for adjusting audio quality; and adjusting audio quality of the enhanced signal using the audio quality adjustment information | 2008-09-11 |
20080219472 | Noise suppressor - A method of determining noise in an audio stream, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of consecutive time frames of the audio stream each comprising samples of the audio stream; generating a discrete frequency spectrum for each frame responsive to the frame samples; partitioning the frequency spectrum of each frame into a plurality of same frequency bands; determining an audio energy for each frequency band in each frame; and determining an estimate of noise energy for each frequency band in a temporally last time frame responsive to a relatively small number of smallest values for the audio energy in the frequency band of the plurality of time frames. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219473 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - The present invention is characterized in performing noise suppression immediately before or after mixing signals received from a plurality of terminals. Thus, in multi-point connection for a plurality of terminal devices, a mixed signal can be supplied with high sound quality to a receiver terminal, regardless of the presence and performance of the noise suppression function in a transmitter terminal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219474 | MICROPHONE WITH VOLTAGE PUMP - An integrated circuit configured to provide a microphone output signal, comprising: a preamplifier coupled to receive an input signal, generated by either a first microphone member or a second microphone member, where one of the members is movable relative to the other microphone member; a voltage pump to output a pumped voltage; and a low-pass filter coupled to filter the pumped voltage from the voltage pump and to provide a bias voltage to either microphone member. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219475 | Method for Processing Audio Signal - A method for processing an audio signal during the multi-channel audio coding is disclosed. The present invention provides the method for processing an audio signal comprising: generating a fixed output channel using a down-mix signal and a basic matrix; and generating an arbitrary output channel using the fixed output channel and a post matrix. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219476 | Audio Signal Processing Apparatus Mixing Plurality of Input Audio Signals - An audio signal processing apparatus comprises input channels, a mix bus, a volume level controller, a path disconnector that connects or disconnects a path from each input channel to the mix bus, a signal selector that select either one of a post-signal and a pre-signal, a volume adjusting operator that groups at least a part of the plurality of input channels and collectively adjusts volume levels of the grouped input channels, a mute setting device that sets muting of the grouped input channels, a mute target selector that selects either one of a first mode in which only the post-signal is muted and a second mode in which both pre-signal and post-signal are muted, and a mute controller that controls, when the mute setting device has set muting of the grouped input channels, the volume level controller to execute the muting of the grouped input channels on the first mode, and controls the path disconnector to execute the muting of the grouped input channels on the second mode. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219477 | AUDIO DEVICE - In an audio device that has a port for connection and that constitutes an audio system together with at least one external device having a port for connection with the audio device via a communication line, a plurality of connection setting templates are previously prepared, which contain target port connection information specifying target destination ports to which the ports of the audio device and the external device that constitute the audio system should be connected. One of the connection setting templates is selected. Check is made to compare the target port connection information contained in the selected connection setting template with actual port connection information indicating actual destination ports to which respective ports of the audio device and the external device constituting the audio system are actually connected. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219478 | DIGITAL MIXER - In a digital mixer that processes audio signals in a plurality of channels, layer data which indicates a channel to be assigned to each channel strip in a channel strip section can be set to indicate retainment of assignment status for any of the channel strips. When the layer is selected, the digital mixer assigns the channel indicated by the layer data corresponding to the selected layer to each channel strip for which assignment of some channel is indicated, and leaves the assignment of the channel unchanged regarding the channel strip for which retainment of assignment status is indicated in the layer data. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219479 | Audio Output Circuit and Audio Output Method - An audio output circuit including an input-signal generation block generating an input signal obtained by integrating a cyclic waveform and inputting the input signal to an audio amplifier at a transition from a normal operation to a power down state or at a return from the power down state to the normal operation, wherein an amplifier output terminal of the audio amplifier and an audio output unit are coupled via a capacitor. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219480 | Circuit for Priority Selection of Audio Signals - An audio selection circuit. The audio selection circuit includes a control/switch circuit having a first input, a second input, and a first output, and a signal detector module configured to detect an audio signal on the second input. If the signal detector detects presence of the audio signal on the second input, the signal detector is configured to transmit a control signal to the control/switch circuit, and the control/switch circuit is configured in response to the control signal to disconnect the first input from the first output and to connect the second input to the first output. Otherwise, the control/switch circuit is configured to connect the first input to the first output and to disconnect the second input from the first output. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219481 | Loudspeaker Having a Movable Cone Body - A loudspeaker ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219482 | Condenser microphone - An electroacoustic transducer includes a condenser microphone, which includes a package having a cavity and a through-hole, a plate whose thickness is thinner than the length of the through-hole and which has a sound hole overlapping with the through-hole in plan view, and an electroacoustic transducer die, which is stored in the cavity of the package. The electroacoustic transducer die includes a fixed electrode and a diaphragm electrode, which are positioned opposite to each other and which are supported by and enclosed inside of a support. The sound hole of the plate is reduced in dimensions realizing a small sectional area and a small depth, thus realizing a high resonance frequency higher than the audio frequency range. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219483 | SMALL-FOOTPRINT MICROPHONE MODULE WITH SIGNAL PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY - An acoustic processing module receives an acoustic signal, and outputs an analog output signal. Microphone sensors are provided for generating a corresponding electrical signal in response to the acoustic signal. A signal processing circuit is connected to the microphone sensors, and processes the electrical signals according to one or more analog signal processing functions to generate the analog output signal. An integrated casing encapsulates the microphone sensors and the analog processing circuit, and prevents external interference from affecting any electrical signals within the integrated casing. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219484 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Plurality of Speakers Means of a Dsp - In a reproduction environment, speakers are grouped in directional groups, wherein the directional groups overlap with respect to the associated speakers so that speakers are present which have a speaker parameter having different values for the first directional group and the second directional group. A controller for controlling a plurality of speakers has a provider for providing a source position of an audio source, wherein the source position is located between the first directional group position and the second directional group position. The apparatus further has a calculator for calculating a speaker signal for the at least one speaker, based on the first parameter value for the speaker parameter and based on the second parameter value for the speaker parameter. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219485 | Apparatus, System and Method for Acoustic Signals - The invention relates to an apparatus, system, and method for receiving or reproducing sound. In the method, acoustic signals are received with two dual-diaphragm acoustic transducers ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219486 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING AUDITORY HEALTH - An earpiece ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219487 | Voltage source with a coated housing - In the case of a voltage source with a housing for supplying power to a medical device which can be worn on or in the human body, the failure rate determined by external environment influences or contamination is to be reduced. To this end, provision is made for the exterior of the housing of the voltage source to be provided with a hydrophobic and/or oleophobic and/or biofilm-inhibiting coating. The moisture and contamination-repellent coating largely protects the voltage source from external environmental influences and contamination. Failures determined by external environmental influences or contamination are herewith largely avoided. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219488 | Personal media device docking station having an acoustic interface - Systems and methods are provided for a media device docking station having one or more acoustic channels to transfer sound to or from the media device while the media device is docked with the docking station. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219489 | SPEAKER SET AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT INCORPORATING THE SAME - An electronic product ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219490 | SPEAKER SET FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - A speaker set ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080219491 | VARIABLE EARPHONES AND SPEAKER - A variable speaker and earphone apparatus having a first and second earphone having an inside portion with an earphone speaker and an outside portion with a speaker having at least one subwoofer; a switching means in communication with the first earphone and the second earphone, wherein the switching means provides variable sound to either the outside portion of the first earphone and the outside portion of the second earphone or the inside portion of the first earphone and the inside portion of the second earphone or the outside portion of the first earphone, the outside portion of the second earphone, the inside portion of the first earphone and the inside portion of the second earphone; a power means, wherein the power means is in communication with the first earphone, the second earphone and the switching means; and a communication means for communicating sound from a source to the first earphone and the second earphone. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219492 | Headphone - A headphone including a housing that includes a speaker unit and that has a generally flat surface that comes into contact with an outward facing surface of an auricle of an ear and a neckband that is connected to the housing. The neckband has a ring form with a partially cut-out section and the inner side of at least one end of the neckband is connected to the housing. The neckband and the generally flat surface of the housing are generally coplanar, and have an elastic force in a direction that causes the neckband and the generally flat surface of the housing to return to the coplanar arrangement. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219493 | Image Processing System - An image processing system is described which is arranged to highlight information in image displays by selectively blurring less important areas of an image. By generating such displays comprising areas which are in focus and areas which are out of focus, a viewer's attention is preferentially drawn towards those areas of an image which appear sharp. By having a display system which is arranged to generate such images a means is provided to direct a viewer's attention towards considering the sharp areas of the image display first. Further the selective blurring portions of an image reduces rather than increases the amount of information presented to a viewer and hence reduces the likelihood that a viewer will become overloaded with information. Display systems of this type are therefore especially applicable to complex control environments as means of directing viewer's attention. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219494 | Method and System For Watermark Embedding in a Multimedia System-On -Chip - Methods and systems for watermark embedding in a multimedia system-on-chip are disclosed and may comprise decrypting an encrypted and signed watermarking signal using a security processor integrated within the system-on-chip and embedding a watermark into a multimedia signal utilizing the decrypted watermarking signal, which may comprise an embedding key, a message to be embedded, and embedding parameters. The encrypted and signed watermarking signal may be received from an external memory via a host CPU within the system-on-chip or a secure server. The decrypted watermarking signal may be verified utilizing a signature, a public key and a random number generated locally. The verified watermarking signal may be stored on a non-volatile memory within the system-on-chip, or re-encrypted and re-signed before storing on a non-volatile memory that is external to the system-on-chip. The watermarking signal may be retrieved from the external non-volatile memory and re-decrypted and re-verified within the system-on-chip. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219495 | Image Comparison - Image comparison techniques are described to compare an image with a database of image information. In an implementation, an image is converted to normalized intensity pixels which are shingled to determine individual shingle hash values. Interesting shingle hash values may be implemented as a fingerprint for comparison with fingerprints of known images. Further, the image fingerprint may be hashed to extract a hash table for use in identifying the acceptability of the image. In implementations, the techniques may be used to identify the acceptability of the image in order to flag or block image transfer. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219496 | Embedding data in and detecting embedded data from video objects - Methods for embedding data, such as digital watermarks, in video objects segmented from video frames. Watermarks are embedded such that they move with the object in the video frames. Interframe motion of video objects is estimated and used to modify the watermark accordingly. Methods for detecting embedded data from video objects are also disclosed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219497 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device for embedding digital watermarking data into image data of a manuscript includes a storage device that stores digital watermarking data, a margin area detecting device that detects a margin area that is different from an object on which printing is performed, a margin size calculating device that calculates the size of the margin area, a data amount calculating device that calculates the data amount of the digital watermarking data that is allowed to be embedded within the size of the margin area, an extracting device that extracts digital watermarking data from a plurality of sets of digital watermarking data stored in the storage device according to the extraction priority order based on the data amount calculated by the data amount calculating device, and an embedding device that embeds the digital watermarking extracted by the extracting device into the margin area. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219498 | VISUAL DISCRIMINATION MODEL FOR SINGLE IMAGE APPLICATIONS - A computer implemented method for applying a visual discrimination model for single image applications includes receiving an image, defining a plurality of regions of interest in the image including a first region located to contain a feature or object to be detected and a second region located to encompass a background, determining metrics for visibility of the feature or object, wherein the metrics are determined by generating channel Just-Noticeable Difference (JND) maps for the single image determining JND summary metrics for the plurality of regions, and determining a difference in JND metrics between the plurality of regions, and adjusting parameters of the JND metrics to increase a visibility of the feature or object in the image. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219499 | Method for reading test strips - There is provided a method for identifying the color intensities of red lines on a white test strip, comprising the steps of
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20080219500 | SHREDDING DEVICE WITH A DECODER AND TRANSMITTER - A shredding device which includes a feed mechanism configured to feed a substrate having identity data encoded thereon, said identity data identifying information printed on said substrate. Also included are sensors arranged adjacent said feed mechanism and configured to sense the identity data, as well as a decoder and transmitter arranged in communication with the sensors and configured to respectively decode and transmit the identity data to a network system. The shredding device also includes a shredding mechanism configured to shred the substrate received from the feed mechanism on receipt of instructions from the network system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219501 | Motion Measuring Device, Motion Measuring System, In-Vehicle Device, Motion Measuring Method, Motion Measurement Program, and Computer-Readable Storage - An embodiment of the present invention includes: a tracking object image extracting section that extracts a tracking object image, which represents a tracking object, from an image captured by a monocular camera; a two-dimensional displacement calculating section that calculates, as actual movement amounts, amounts of inter-frame movement of the tracking object image; a two-dimensional plane projecting section that generates on a two-dimensional plane a projected image of a three-dimensional model, which represents in three dimensions a capturing object captured by the monocular camera; a small motion generating section that calculates, as estimated movement amounts, amounts of inter-frame movement of the projected image; and a three-dimensional displacement estimating section that estimates amounts of three-dimensional motion of the tracking object on the basis of the actual movement amounts and the estimated movement amounts. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219502 | TRACKING BIMANUAL MOVEMENTS - Hands may be tracked before, during, and after occlusion, and a gesture may be recognized. Movement of two occluded hands may be tracked as a unit during an occlusion period. A type of synchronization characterizing the two occluded hands during the occlusion period may be determined based on the tracked movement of the occluded hands. Based on the determined type of synchronization, it may be determined whether directions of travel for each of the two occluded hands change during the occlusion period. Implementations may determine that a first hand and a second hand are occluded during an occlusion period, the first hand having come from a first direction and the second hand having come from a second direction. The first hand may be distinguished from the second hand after the occlusion period based on a determined type of synchronization characterizing the two hands, and a behavior of the two hands. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219503 | MEANS FOR USING MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATERIALS SURFACE AS A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER - A method and apparatus for the visual identification of materials for tracking an object comprises parameter setting, acquisition and identification phases. The parameter setting phase comprises the steps of defining acquisition parameters for the objects. The acquisition phase comprises the steps of digitally acquiring two-dimensional template image of an object, applying a flattening function and generating downsampled template version of the flattened template and storing it in a reference database with the flattened template. The identification phase comprises the steps of digitally acquiring a snapshot image, applying the flattening function and generating one downsampled version, cross-correlating the downsampled version of the flattened snapshot with the corresponding downsampled templates of the reference database, and selecting templates according to the value of the signal to noise ratio, for the selected templates, cross-correlating the flattened snapshot image with the reference flattened template, and identifying the object by finding the best corresponding template. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219504 | AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT OF ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS - An automated system for measuring information about a target image in a video is described. One embodiment includes receiving a set of one or more video images for the video, automatically finding the target image in at least a subset of the video images, determining one or more statistics regarding the target image being in the video, and reporting the one or more statistics. | 2008-09-11 |
20080219505 | Object Detection System - An object detection system is provided a plurality of image capture units for capturing images of surroundings of the system, a distance information calculation unit for dividing a captured image which constitutes a reference of captured images captured by the plurality of image capture units into a plurality of pixel blocks, individually retrieving corresponding pixel positions within the other captured image for the pixel blocks, and individually calculating distance information, and a histogram generation module for dividing a range image representing the individual distance information of the pixel blocks calculated by the distance information calculation unit into a plurality of segments having predetermined sizes, providing histograms relating to the distance information for the respective divided segments, and casting the distance information of the pixel blocks to the histograms of the respective segments. | 2008-09-11 |